This day in history - Jan. 20

In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States.

Today is Sunday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2013. There are 345 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

•On Jan. 20, 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower took the oath of office as president of the United States; Richard M. Nixon was sworn in as vice president.

On this date:

•In 1265, England’s first representative Parliament, which included officials from districts, cities and boroughs, met for the first time.

•In 1649, King Charles I of England went on trial, accused of high treason (he was found guilty and executed by month’s end).

•In 1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.

•In 1936, Britain’s King George V died; he was succeeded by Edward VIII.

•In 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.

•In 2001, George Walker Bush became America’s 43rd president after one of the most turbulent elections in U.S. history.

•In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the nation’s 44th, as well as first African-American, president.

Ten years ago: Secretary of State Colin Powell, faced with stiff resistance and calls for caution, bluntly told the Security Council that the U.N. “must not shrink” from its responsibility to disarm Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.

Five years ago: The New England Patriots defeated the San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game, pulling out a 21-12 victory that sent them back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons.

One year ago: Six U.S. Marines were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand. Singer Etta James, 73, died in Riverside, Calif.